Will Latino Millennials Upend the Democratic Establishment?
*Forty-four percent of millennials are Latino. What’s more, Latino millennials are 18 percent of the California electorate. The is the quintessential story of Latinos transforming the U.S. Also, millennials favor Bernie Sanders by a 2:1 margin. VL
By Doug Johnson Hatlem, Counter Punch
Latina and Latino millennials could make up as much as 18% of the California Democratic Primary electorate. And they could push the Latino vote for Bernie Sanders to more than 2:1.
You read that right.
Hispanics 18-34 might make up nearly one fifth of all Democratic primary voters in California. Not 18% of the Latinx voters. Not 18% of the non-white voting block. Not Latina/o voters making up 18% of the electorate. 18% of the electorate as a whole.
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Nearly seven million hispanic people are eligible to vote in California; 63% are under the age of 45 and 36% are 18-29. Eighteen percent of Democratic primary voters as a whole could come from a group that has gone for Bernie Sanders nationally . . . READ MORE
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